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Madras High CourtWP/17931/2020dismissed as infructuous

S.Annamalai Premkumar v. State Of Tamil Nadu

2024-12-18Honourable Mr Justice J.Sathya Narayana Prasad4 pages

IN THE HIGHCOURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 18.12.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE J.SATHYA NARAYANA PRASAD W.P.No.17931 of 2020 and WMP.Nos.22225 & 22226 of 2020 S.Annamalai Premkumar ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu \ Additional Chief Secretary to Governmen, Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Department, Fort St.George, Chennai 600 009.

2. The Director of Rural Development & Panchayat Raj, Saidapet, Chennai 600 015.

3.Union of India, Represented by its Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, Department of Rural Development, Krishi Bhavan, Dr.Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi 110 001.

4.The Scial Audit Society of Tamil Nadu, represented by its Director, "Panagal Maaligai", West Saidapet, Chennai 600 015.

5.The Comptroller and Auditor General of India, 1/4

O/o.The Comptroller & Auditor General of India, Pocket-9, Deen Daya Upadhaya Marg, New Delhi 110 124.

6.S.Sattanathan .. Respondents PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records relating to the proceedings of the 1st respondent dated 24.06.2020 in G.O.Ms.No.115, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS-1) Department and quash the same in so far it relates to the criteria of 15 marks for experience in social audit and fixing two years cooling period for the retired Government servants for consideration to the pos of Director of Social Audit Society of Tamil nadu and the notification dated 29.06.2020 issued by the respondents 1 and 2 in pursuance thereto, and consequently direct the respondents 1 and 2 to withdraw the said criteria and re-fx the criteria. For Petitioner : Mr.A.S.Balaji For R1 to R4 : Mr.M.Rajendiran Addl.Govt.Pleader For R5 : M/s.V.Vijay Shankar Senior Counsel For R6 : Mr.Giridhar & Sai Associates

ORDER

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The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the relief sought for in this Writ Petition has become infructuous and he has also made an endorsement to that effect.

2. Recording the submission and in view of the endorsement made by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

18.12.2024 kkd To 1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Department, Fort St.George, Chennai 600 009.

2. The Director of Rural Development & Panchayat Raj, Saidapet, Chennai 600 015.

3.The Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, Department of Rural Development, Krishi Bhavan, Dr.Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi 110 001.

J.SATHYA NARAYANA PRASAD, J.

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kkd 4.The Director, Social Audit Society of Tamil Nadu, "Panagal Maaligai", West Saidapet, Chennai 600 015.

5.The Comptroller and Auditor General of India, O/o.The Comptroller & Auditor General of India, Pocket-9, Deen Daya Upadhaya Marg, New Delhi 110 124.

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